Offers for Bachelor-, Master-Thesis and Student research projects (Vertiefungsarbeiten)

Nano-Bio (Dr. Christoph Rehbock, christoph.rehbock@uni-due.de) :

• Synthesis of ligand-free gold nanoclusters by pulsed laser fragmentation in liquids and characterization of their optical properties
• Laser based synthesis of alloy nanoparticles for Point-of-Care biodiagnostics
• PLAL synthesis of magneto-plasmonic Fe/Au nanoparticles for biomedical application

Catalysis (Dr. Sven Reichenberger, sven.reichenberger@uni-due.de) :

• Laser-based synthesis of heterogeneous metal, alloy and oxide catalysts by pulsed laser synthesis and post-processing of liquids (laser fragmentation, laser ablation, laser defect engineering)
• Role of solvents and oxidation processes in the formation of crystalline and amorphous metallic, alloy and carbon-doped nanoparticles
• Mechanistic investigation of fragmentation mechanisms and laser-based defect formation
• Understanding the role of surface defects in nanoparticle – support interaction (supporting of nanoparticles)
• Development of heterogeneous catalysts for electrocatalysis (replacement of noble metals e.g., Pt & Ir), selective oxidation catalysis (e.g., with alloys) and redoxcatalysis in general.

Surface chemistry and laser processing (Dr. Anna Rosa Ziefuß, anna.ziefuss@uni-due.de) :

• Mechanistic investigation of microparticle fragmentation mechanisms in liquids
• Nanomaterials for additive manufacturing
• Dispersion effects of nanocomposites to improve melting and resolidification behavior during PBF-LB/P with near-infrared diode lasers
• Nano-functionalization of magnetic microparticles for engineering grain
• boundaries during additive manufacturing to build magnets with maximized hysteresis

Automation (Dr. Friedrich Waag, friedrich.waag@uni-due.de) :

• Qualification of different sensor systems for automatic process control of laser-based nanoparticle synthesis and manipulation in liquids
• Increasing the process stability of laser-based nanoparticle synthesis in liquids on both short and long time scales
• Investigation of the influence of relevant process parameters on the power efficiency of laser-based nanoparticle synthesis in liquids